Marcopolo is a Brazilian bus concern . Its program includes 25 basic models - general purpose minibuses, medium and large capacity tourist buses, multi-seat intercity cars and trolleybuses , but the basis of the whole gamut is 10 types of urban single and articulated 2- and 3-section buses of different capacities.
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Light buses are assembled on the chassis of delivery trucks, but the majority of Marcopolo products are self-made complete buses with local assembly units. The Portuguese factory Marcopolo Industria de Carrocarias SA in the city of Coimbra, launched in 1991 and is able to assemble 250 cars annually, operates on the European market. The most promising for the Western European market are 3 Marcopolo bus models.
The first is a 7.7-meter Senior mid-range car with a distinctive front end design. The bus is offered in tourist and school versions with a capacity of 25-27 passengers, with a front 146-horsepower Iveco diesel engine, a manual gearbox and an ABS braking system. For tourism and intercity, the company also offers its new Andare 12-meter intercity bus , built on the Volvo B12TX chassis. It is made in a modern style and fully complies with all the requirements of Western Europe, including Euro-3 standards. It is equipped with a modern ergonomic driver’s workstation, a superior cabin, luggage compartments with a capacity of 7.5-9.5 cubic meters.
In the tourist class, the company offers a comfortable 49-seat high-class Viaggio II bus , specially designed for the Western European market. While it is available in three 2-axle versions 12 meters long and with a capacity of 49 passengers, equipped with Iveco diesel engines with a capacity of 330, 350 and 370 liters. with. In the future, it is planned to replenish the Viaggio range with several new designs, including with a 6x2 wheel arrangement. It will include buses 9.8-13.8 meters long with a raised passenger compartment for 37-59 passengers.
Hydrogen fuel cell bus.
In November 2006 , the first Brazilian hydrogen fuel cell bus was launched in Sao Paulo . The project was launched by the Brazilian Ministry of Resources and Energy. The bus and hydrogen infrastructure were created by a consortium of 8 companies. The project was funded by the UN Development Program.
The 12-meter Marcopolo bus has fuel cells and batteries with a total capacity of 210 kW. Range of 300 km. Capacity - 90 passengers. The expected hydrogen consumption is 14 kg per 100 km. PEM fuel cells manufactured by Canadian company Ballard Power .
A total of five hydrogen fuel cell buses will be tested in Sao Paulo and neighboring cities. Over 4 years of testing, buses must cover 1 million km. In case of successful passing the test, the number of buses will be increased to 100-200 pcs.
Similar tests will begin in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro .
Cooperation with KAMAZ. Bravis
In December 2012, on the territory of the Neftekamsk Automobile Plant, a joint venture of KAMAZ PJSC and Marcopolo SA, the world's largest bus manufacturer, KAMAZ-Marco joint venture, began assembling Bravis small buses on a chassis designed at KAMAZ PJSC. The model complies with Euro-4 standards and has components of the largest world companies: Cummins engine , ZF gearbox , Daimler axle and axle, Knorr-Bremse brake system. By 2016, it is planned to enter the production of 3,000 buses a year and deliver them to the regions of Russia and the CIS countries. [one]